Here's a lovely sight for your Friday morning..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyHh2hQWcAAqp9W?format=jpg&name=large

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's a lovely sight for your Friday morning..
>
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyHh2hQWcAAqp9W?format=jpg&name=large

Nice photoshop.

A recent set of videos taken by the ignorant cyclist’s shield and buckler
known as road.cc showed that 50% of cyclists ride through red lights.

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HoldingOn | 170 posts | 4 hours ago
5 likes

I recognise that its odd, but I get a little giddy when I see that many cyclists in one place (that aren't a club/in a race)

I simply can't imagine doing my commute with so many other cyclists around. It is brilliant to see. I am almost tempted to travel to London just to cycle amongst them all!

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Common sight in many countries around the world. Holland being the obvious example. Its the UK that is by far the most anti-cycling nation in Europe. We see this as some sort of abnormality yet other nations have done more to integrate it into their road infrastructure.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> HoldingOn | 170 posts | 4 hours ago
> 5 likes
>
> I recognise that its odd, but I get a little giddy when I see that many
> cyclists in one place (that aren't a club/in a race)
>
> I simply can't imagine doing my commute with so many other cyclists
> around. It is brilliant to see. I am almost tempted to travel to London
> just to cycle amongst them all!
>
> ----------------
> Common sight in many countries around the world. Holland being the
> obvious example. Its the UK that is by far the most anti-cycling nation
> in Europe. We see this as some sort of abnormality yet other nations have
> done more to integrate it into their road infrastructure.

Death rates for Dutch and UK cyclists are very similar, and on a per-head
basis Holland is measurably more dangerous than the UK.

So why bang on about Holland? It has nothing to boast about when it comes
to road safety.

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I recognise that its odd, but I get a little giddy when I see that many cyclists in one place (that aren't a club/in a race)

I simply can't imagine doing my commute with so many other cyclists around. It is brilliant to see. I am almost tempted to travel to London just to cycle amongst them all!
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These pictures really annoy me.

But only because they are on my commute but I'm never in them!

Spike <Aero.Spike@mail.invalid> wrote:
> swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> HoldingOn | 170 posts | 4 hours ago
>> 5 likes
>>
>> I recognise that its odd, but I get a little giddy when I see that many
>> cyclists in one place (that aren't a club/in a race)
>>
>> I simply can't imagine doing my commute with so many other cyclists
>> around. It is brilliant to see. I am almost tempted to travel to London
>> just to cycle amongst them all!
>>
>> ----------------
>> Common sight in many countries around the world. Holland being the
>> obvious example. Its the UK that is by far the most anti-cycling nation
>> in Europe. We see this as some sort of abnormality yet other nations have
>> done more to integrate it into their road infrastructure.
>
> Death rates for Dutch and UK cyclists are very similar, and on a per-head
> basis Holland is measurably more dangerous than the UK.
>
> So why bang on about Holland? It has nothing to boast about when it comes
> to road safety.
>

Did you notice the one using her phone.

A car driver doing so in the same situation would be done.

Plus she has ear phones in. How stupid is that?

𝙰𝚗𝚍𝚢 𝙿𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎␍␊👨🏻‍💻🌐
@Cartroo
·
Jun 9
It’s hilarious how every remotely positive tweet on cycling is immediately followed by the anti-cycling fanatics rocking up in their clown car to disgorge their ill-informed opinions. Isn’t it funny how those with the most privilege always feel the most threatened?

Brian <noinv@lid.org> wrote:
> Spike <Aero.Spike@mail.invalid> wrote:
>> swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> HoldingOn | 170 posts | 4 hours ago
>>> 5 likes
>>>
>>> I recognise that its odd, but I get a little giddy when I see that many
>>> cyclists in one place (that aren't a club/in a race)
>>>
>>> I simply can't imagine doing my commute with so many other cyclists
>>> around. It is brilliant to see. I am almost tempted to travel to London
>>> just to cycle amongst them all!
>>>
>>> ----------------
>>> Common sight in many countries around the world. Holland being the
>>> obvious example. Its the UK that is by far the most anti-cycling nation
>>> in Europe. We see this as some sort of abnormality yet other nations have
>>> done more to integrate it into their road infrastructure.
>>
>> Death rates for Dutch and UK cyclists are very similar, and on a per-head
>> basis Holland is measurably more dangerous than the UK.
>>
>> So why bang on about Holland? It has nothing to boast about when it comes
>> to road safety.
>>
>
> Did you notice the one using her phone.

Yes, it’s not uncommon. There is a video about of a cyclist on his phone
crashing into some iron gates. Apparently he left a few teeth at the scene.

> A car driver doing so in the same situation would be done.

Quite.

> Plus she has ear phones in. How stupid is that?

Very. It means her awareness is considerably reduced, and then there’s the
addition of the distraction of whatever it was she was listening to.

I rarely listen to the car radio; I tend to have it tuned to a station that
carries traffic reports, but have set it to over-ride the ‘mute’ setting,
so all I hear is the occasional traffic report. I’ve never connected my
phone to the car’s systems, and have my phone in my pocket where I can’t
reach it without taking the seatbelt off. If anyone calls or texts, they
just have to wait. I pick up the voicemail or messages at a stop on the
journey. It’s a modus that cyclists could usefully follow.

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swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> 𝙰𝚗𝚍𝚢 𝙿𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎␍␊👨🏻‍💻🌐
> @Cartroo
> ·
> Jun 9
> It’s hilarious how every remotely positive tweet on cycling is
> immediately followed by the anti-cycling fanatics rocking up in their
> clown car to disgorge their ill-informed opinions. Isn’t it funny how
> those with the most privilege always feel the most threatened?

Ask Auriol Grey about that. She had the highest privilege on that pavement
that day, and clearly felt threatened, but is doing time because she said
so.

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Spike

Jitensha Oni @jitensha_oni@mastodon.online
@jitensha_oni
·
Jun 9
Lovely. But the mystery is where all those well kept old-school steel frames come from? It’s like the opposite of the missing sock problem.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jitensha Oni @jitensha_oni@mastodon.online
> @jitensha_oni
> ·
> Jun 9
> Lovely. But the mystery is where all those well kept old-school steel
> frames come from? It’s like the opposite of the missing sock problem.

€25 from an Amsterdam ‘street trader’?

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Spike

Daniel Son
@SkywayTuff2s
·
Jun 8
Good call! The more you lot cycle the more I can drive for absolutely everything as you guys are offsetting my carbon footprint! Take today as a perfect example! I drove to the shop around the corner literally a minute drive just to get milk but you lot have offset that trip👍

On 09/06/2023 02:50 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> HoldingOn | 170 posts | 4 hours ago
> 5 likes
>
> I recognise that its odd, but I get a little giddy when I see that many chav-cyclists in one place (that aren't a club/in a race)
>
> I simply can't imagine doing my commute with so many other chav-cyclists around. It is brilliant to see. I am almost tempted to travel to London just to ride mu chav-cycle amongst them all!

You're going to ride your chav-cycle all the way from 'Ull to London?

> ----------------
> Common sight in many countries around the world. Holland being the obvious example. Its the UK that is by far the most anti-chav-cycling nation in Europe. We see this as some sort of abnormality yet other nations have done more to integrate it into their road infrastructure.
>

Daniel 🌐
@danielperezcas8
·
Jun 9
It's endearing seeing how English queueing culture applies to bikes at traffic lights in the UK.
Back home in the Netherlands, it would have been a cluster by the front, near the light, and somehow, everyone would get out fine and without any issues.

JNugent <jnugent@mail.com> wrote:
> On 09/06/2023 02:50 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> HoldingOn | 170 posts | 4 hours ago
>> 5 likes
>>
>> I recognise that its odd, but I get a little giddy when I see that many
>> chav-cyclists in one place (that aren't a club/in a race)
>>
>> I simply can't imagine doing my commute with so many other chav-cyclists
>> around. It is brilliant to see. I am almost tempted to travel to London
>> just to ride mu chav-cycle amongst them all!
>
> You're going to ride your chav-cycle all the way from 'Ull to London?

He went by car last time, AFAICT.

>> ----------------
>> Common sight in many countries around the world. Holland being the
>> obvious example. Its the UK that is by far the most anti-chav-cycling
>> nation in Europe. We see this as some sort of abnormality yet other
>> nations have done more to integrate it into their road infrastructure.
>>
>
>

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Spike

On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 7:24:24 AM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> Daniel 🌐
> @danielperezcas8
> ·
> Jun 9
> It's endearing seeing how English queueing culture applies to bikes at traffic lights in the UK.
> Back home in the Netherlands, it would have been a cluster by the front, near the light, and somehow, everyone would get out fine and without any issues.

Not a silly plastic hat in sight either!

On 12/06/2023 11:48 am, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 7:24:24 AM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Daniel 🌐
>> @danielperezcas8
>> ·
>> Jun 9
>> It's endearing seeing how English queueing culture applies to fairy-bikes at traffic lights in the UK.
>> Back home in the Netherlands, it would have been a cluster by the front, near the light, and somehow, everyone would get out fine and without any issues.
>
> Not a silly plastic hat in sight either!

So where are the helmet cams?

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 7:24:24 AM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Daniel 🌐
>> @danielperezcas8
>> ·
>> Jun 9
>> It's endearing seeing how English queueing culture applies to bikes at
>> traffic lights in the UK.
>> Back home in the Netherlands, it would have been a cluster by the front,
>> near the light, and somehow, everyone would get out fine and without any issues.
>
> Not a silly plastic hat in sight either!

That’s a very poor troll, based as it is on Survivorship Bias. Those
helmetless dead cyclists might have had a different view.

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Spike

PaulHowarthUK
@PaulHowarthUK
·
Jun 8
If those cyclists were in single occupancy cars, the length of the queue would be around 100m long.

QUITE.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> PaulHowarthUK
> @PaulHowarthUK
> ·
> Jun 8
> If those cyclists were in single occupancy cars, the length of the queue
> would be around 100m long.
>
> QUITE.

AND?

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On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 4:36:03 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> PaulHowarthUK
> @PaulHowarthUK
> ·
> Jun 8
> If those cyclists were in single occupancy cars, the length of the queue would be around 100m long.
>
> QUITE.

Take a bow, you heroes.

https://ecf.com/sites/ecf.com/files/field/image/Bike_Car_Comparison_0.jpg

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 4:36:03 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> PaulHowarthUK
>> @PaulHowarthUK
>> ·
>> Jun 8
>> If those cyclists were in single occupancy cars, the length of the queue
>> would be around 100m long.
>>
>> QUITE.
>
> Take a bow, you heroes.
>
> https://ecf.com/sites/ecf.com/files/field/image/Bike_Car_Comparison_0.jpg

AND?

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Spike

> Take a bow, you heroes.
>
> https://ecf.com/sites/ecf.com/files/field/image/Bike_Car_Comparison_0.jpg

WineRides
@WineRides
·
Jun 8
after 5 years away, i'm back in london regularly now and the transformation is absolutely wonderful.

On 12/06/2023 04:36 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> PaulHowarthUK
> @PaulHowarthUK
> ·
> Jun 8
> If those fairy-cyclists were in single occupancy cars, the length of the queue would be around 100m long.
>
> QUITE.

So what?

On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 4:36:03 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> PaulHowarthUK
> @PaulHowarthUK
> ·
> Jun 8
> If those cyclists were in single occupancy cars, the length of the queue would be around 100m long.
>
> QUITE.

Mr Arsehole would be more than 100m further away from his red light - he would be tempted to run it.